Alfred M. Truit

Full Name: Alfred M. Truit
Other surnames: Truitt
Date of birth: 1817
Date of death: June 19, 1864

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 7 Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851 3rd (1) (2) (3) (4)     Unknown / Shelby   Nacogdoches, Shelby

(1) District No. 7, represented Nacogdoches and Shelby Counties. Act approved Mar. 1848, 2nd Legislature, ch. 162, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act approved Jan. 16, 1850, 3rd Legislature, ch. 44. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(3) Roster of members elect of the 3rd Legislature, Matthewson, R.C., Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 9/29/1849, p. 6, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(4) 3rd Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators, oath of office, 11/5/1849, p. 3. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 7
Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851
Legislatures: 3rd (1) (2) (3) (4)  
Home City/County: Unknown / Shelby
Counties in district: Nacogdoches, Shelby

(1) District No. 7, represented Nacogdoches and Shelby Counties. Act approved Mar. 1848, 2nd Legislature, ch. 162, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act approved Jan. 16, 1850, 3rd Legislature, ch. 44. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(3) Roster of members elect of the 3rd Legislature, Matthewson, R.C., Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 9/29/1849, p. 6, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(4) 3rd Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators, oath of office, 11/5/1849, p. 3. Senate Journal.

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Military Service Notes

  • Confederate States Army, Captain, 28th Texas Calvary. Military grave marker, Alfred M. Truit (1817-1864). Includes biographical sketch. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

  • Possibly Alfred M. Truitt mentioned in list of officers who served in the Texas regiments in a discussion of the period following Texas joining the union in 1846, Volume I, Chapter VIII, "The Lone Star Under the Star Spangled Banner," p. 149. East Texas: Its History and Its Makers, 1940.
  • Census of 1850 - Alford M. Truit, Shelby County, age 32, born circa 1818 in South Carolina, farmer, in household with Susan Truit.
    Census of 1860 - A.M. Truit, Shelby Count, age 42, born circa 1818 in North Carolina, retired merchant. FamilySearch. 1850 1860
  • Listed in 3rd Legislature as A.M. Truitt, p. 196. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.

Committee Information top

3rd R.S. - 1849
Governor's Message, Select  
Indian Affairs  
Land Scrips, Loan Bonds, and Other Obligations Issued by the Late Republic of Texas in Comptroller's Office  
Private Land Claims  

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